RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Obama was never even promised for the Carrboro thing . . . it was 
pitched as an early-voting rally thingy.

The Dean Dome thing was *just* announced, as in, I heard about it this 
AM, and I'm on their email lists & whatnot. Tickets for it are also 
available by going to barackobama.com -- you fill out a little web form 
& they mail you something that has no special distinguishing marks, but 
you're supposed to print it & take it along.

It looks a lot like this, in fact. Perhaps the extraneous commas in the 
address info are how they tell it's legit ;-) :::

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*** THIS IS YOUR E-TICKET. PLEASE PRINT AND BRING WITH YOU TO THE EVENT. 
SPACE IS AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS***

Thanks so much for signing up to join Barack Obama in Chapel Hill on 
Monday, April 28th.

Here are the details:

One-Stop Early Vote Rally with Barack Obama

The University of North Carolina
Dean E. Smith Center
300 Skipper Bowles Drive
Chapel Hill, NC  27514

Public Entrance: Entries A and B

Monday, April 28th, 2008
Doors Open: 7:00 p.m.
Program begins: 9:30 p.m.

Use of public transportation is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.  Free shuttle
service will be available from Friday Center Park and Ride Lot beginning
at 5pm on the day of the event. Limited public parking will be available
on campus at the following campus locations:  Ramshead Deck, Manning
Lot, Bowles Lot, Business School Deck, Craige Deck, Hibbard Drive,
Jackson Deck, and Cardinal Deck.

For security reasons, do not bring bags and limit personal items. No 
signs or banners permitted.

Thank you,

Obama for America

Firstname, Lastname,
Streetaddress, ,
Pittsboro, NC, 27312
Emailaddress

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Chris Rossi wrote:
> I voted this morning.  3 minutes of line to vote.  I was equally 
> ignorant of availability of Obama tix but snatched them up as soon as I 
> learned about them.  I also have tix to the Superchunk/Arcade Fire 
> thing, but am not sure I'll be able to get within a mile of the place 
> and whether it would be worth it.  Is Obama supposed to be there?
>
> I'm more excited about Monday, now, actually.
>
> chris
>
>
> martin hall wrote:
> > FYI, I have it from good sources...gates (whatever that means) at 1pm,
> > Superchunk at 2pm, Arcade Fire at 3pm.
> >
> > I got a ticket this morning at the DAP in Durrrham...they claimed to have
> > "plenty" left.
> > I heard that the Town of Carrboro had upped the "capacity" from 3000-4000 to
> > 6000.
> > Not sure where all those people would fit.  I plan to wander down just for
> > the spectacle/chaos of the whole thing.
> >
> > If you note, there is nothing on your little red "ticket" that guarantees
> > admission.
> > It's really more like a flier.  I figure how ever many people get tickets,
> > at least twice as many people are likely to show up.
> > Should be an interesting scene. take over the streets. I'll watch from the
> > fringes. If I can even get that close.
> >
> > BTW, after I voted and walked over to the Obama table at the DAP the guy at
> > the table asked if was there for Obama tickets.
> > I said I was there for Arcade Fire/Superchunk tickets, but was curious as to
> > when/where Obama would be in town.
> > Turns out Mr O will be at the Dean Dome on Monday night.  I had no idea.  I
> > live in a vacuum.  I got tickets for that too.
> > Had to fill out a second clipboard.  I gave them Hepler's cell phone number
> > both times.
> >
> > Interesting note: I had to wait in line to vote.  About 15-20 minutes.
> > Which is about 15-20 minutes more than I have had to wait in the last 2
> > elections voting on election day. There were probably around 50 people there
> > to vote at 11am. Not complaining, just found it interesting.
> >
> > -5er
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Kevin Slater <saulecker AT gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > must... not... fall in to... ron paul.... troll bait...
> > >
> > > k.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Apr 25, 2008, at 3:08 AM, casey cook wrote:
> > >
> > > > fuck all that lets put together a ron paul rally across the street at
> > > > the abandoned gas station.  Obama has my vote and all...but this
> > > > country needs two sane choices not just one.
> > > >
> > > > On 4/24/08, Evan Rowe <evanrowe AT fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > > > > 3:15 update: They still have some tickets at the DAP.  They have
> > > > > moved
> > > > >  on to the small blue O phase.
> > > > >
> > > > >  Jeff, I think the Secret Service will be posting people on your roof
> > > > >  with "briefcases".  Is that OK?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >  James Hepler wrote:
> > > > > > No matter how they secure it, the place is going to be full hours
> > > > > > before I
> > > > > > can get off work.  Smoker notwithstanding!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 2:24 PM, Jeffrey Herrick
> > > > > > <herrickjeffrey AT yahoo.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm confused, how they are going to control entry to the town
> > > > > > > commons?  Are
> > > > > > > they gonna put up fences?  Am I going to be restricted to walk
> > > > > > > from my house
> > > > > > > to the town commons, if I don't run out & get a ticket right
> > > > > > > now?  Can we
> > > > > > > get Kusinich to make a return appearance?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > No, you can't park on my lawn.. well unless Hep brings the
> > > > > > > smoker.. and we
> > > > > > > have a tailgate starting at 9AM..  then everyone can park on my
> > > > > > > lawn..
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jeff
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ps.. I hope Oprah can come down and pose of picture on front of
> > > > > > > the "we
> > > > > > > want Oprah building in d-town"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 1:28 PM, grady <grady at ibiblio.org>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I have a big red O on my hand. Do you?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If not, then you must not have gotten your Arcade Fire/
> > > > > > > > Superchunk/Obama
> > > > > > > > rally ticket yet. They're handing them out at Obama tables
> > > > > > > > situated
> > > > > > > > strategically close to early-voting sites around the Triangle.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I drove by the one in Carrboro (at Balloons and Things, just up
> > > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > Akai Hana) at 9:25 this morning and there were like 250 people
> > > > > > > > standing
> > > > > > > > in line, wrapped halfway around the parking lot & down the
> > > > > > > > sidewalk in
> > > > > > > > front of Akai Hana. As I turned onto Weaver St. I saw more folks
> > > > > > > > hustling to get in line.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Not wanting to be another hour later to work, I opted to keep
> > > > > > > > driving.
> > > > > > > > Just now at lunch I headed into downtown Durham, because
> > > > > > > > there's an
> > > > > > > > Obama table at the DAP. Parked in the DAP parking lot, stood in
> > > > > > > > line for
> > > > > > > > about 20 seconds waiting for a clipboard to free up, handed
> > > > > > > > over some of
> > > > > > > > my Vital Personal Data, such as my name, and got a ticket in
> > > > > > > > return. And
> > > > > > > > the aforementioned big red O on my hand, to keep me from
> > > > > > > > driving to
> > > > > > > > Raleigh & doing the same thing again.
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